Verified Quote

When you fear rejection, remember that most people are too focused on themselves to judge you - Leil Lowndes
The core message is brutally simple: you are not the main character in other people's stories. The "spotlight effect" you feel is almost always an illusion.

Wise advice on Verified

Your emotions are not about what happens to you, but about how you interpret what happens to you - Daniel Kahneman
The core message is that events themselves are neutral. It's the story we tell ourselves about those events, our personal, instant, and often unconscious interpretation, that directly creates our emotional response.